CHRONICLERS 
 
 
syllable verse, and presented his work to 
Henry II. It was begun in 1160 and fin- 
ished in 1170. 
 
   throniclers (Latin), historical writers of 
 the eleventh and twelfth centuries. 
 
   Chroniclers (Rhyming), a series of writers 
 on English history, from the thirteenth 
 century. The most noted are: Layamon 
 (called "The English Ennius ") bishop of 
 Ernleye-upon-Severn (1216). Robert of 
 Gloucester, who wrote a narrative of Brit- 
 ish history from the landing of Brute to 
 the close of the reign of Henry III. (* to 
 1272). No date is assigned to the coming 
 of Brute, but he was the son of Silvius 
 ,Ene'as (the third generation from  Eneas, 
 who escaped from Troy, B.C. 1183), so that 
 the date may be assumed to be B.C. 1028, 
 thus giving a scope of 2300 years to the 
 chronicle. (The verse of this chronicle is 
 eight and six syllables displayed together, 
 so as to form lines of fourteen syllables 
 each.) Robert de Brunne's chronicle is 
 in two parts. The first ends with the 
 death of Cadwallader, and the second 
 with the death of Edward I. The earlier 
 parts are similar to the Anglo-Norman 
 chronicle of Wace. (The verse is octo-syl- 
 labic.) 
 
 Chronicles    of  Canongate, certain 
 stories supposed to have been written by 
 Mrs. Martha Bethune Baliol, a lady of 
 quality and fortune, who lived, when in 
 Edinburgh, at Baliol Lodging, in the Can- 
 ongate. These tales were written at the 
 request of her cousin, Mr. Croftangry, by 
 whom, at her death, they were published. 
 The first series contains The Highland 
 Widow, The Two Drovers, and The Sur- 
geon's Daughter [afterwards removed from 
this series]. The second series contains 
The Fair Maid of Perth.-Sir W. Scott, 
 
 
"Chronicles of Canongate" (introduction 
to The Hiqhland Widow). 
 
   Chronology (The father of), J. J. Scali- 
 ger (1540-1609). 
 
   Chronon - Hoton - Thol'ogos (King). 
 He strikes Bombardin'ian, general of his 
 forces, for giving him hashed pork, and 
 saying, "Kings as great as Chrononhoton- 
 thologos have made a hearty meal on 
 worse." The king calls his general a trai- 
 tor. "Traitor in thy teeth!" retorts the 
 general. They fight, and the king dies.-- 
 H. Carey, Chrononhotonthologos (a bur- 
 lesque). 
 
 Chrysalde' (2 syl.), friend of Arnolphe. 
 -Molilre, L'Tcole des Femmes (1662). 
 
 Chrysale (2 syl.), a simple-minded, hen- 
 pecked French tradesman, whose wife Phi- 
 laminte (3 syl.) neglects her house for the 
 learned languages, women's rights, and the 
 aristocracy of mind. He is himself a plain 
 practical man, who has no sympathy with 
 the bas bleu movement. He has two daugh- 
 ters, Armande (2 syl.) and Henriette, both 
 of whom love Clitandre; but Armande, 
 who is a "blue-stocking," loves him pla- 
 tonically; while Henriette, who is a" thor- 
 ough woman," loves him with a woman's 
 love. Chrysale sides with his daughter 
 Henriette, and when he falls into money 
 difficulties through the "learned proclivi- 
 ties" of his wife, Clitandre comes forward 
 like a man, and obtains the consent of 
 both parents to his marriage with Henri- 
 ette.-Moliýre, Les Femmes Savantes (1672). 
 
 Chrysa'or (ch-- k), the sword of sir 
 Ar'tegal, which  "exceeded  all  other 
 swords." It once belonged to Jove, and 
was used by him against the Titans, but 
it had been laid aside till Astrea gave it 
to the Knight of Justice. 
 
 
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